The PC market declined again in 2016, for the fifth straight year in a row. Sales in 2016 were less than 75% of what we saw in 2011, and depending on which analysts you listen to, 2017 won’t be much better.

Thanks to some recent leaks, we’ve got a better picture of what Intel will serve up with its Kaby Lake refresh. It’s looking like a modest step forward for the Santa Clara company — and, of course, it’ll be the first chip from Intel to go head-to-head with AMD’s upcoming Zen.

Last week we got an early preview of how AMD’s Zen might perform against Intel — but what kind of performance does the chip need to hit to be considered a success and what’s realistic to expect from AMD?

Acer recently announced that it will be shipping the first Chromebook featuring an Intel Core i3 processor, and it will only cost about $350. As Chrome OS and Chromebook hardware both become more capable, the more Microsoft and Apple need to worry. Combined with Intel’s dogged support for Chromebooks, this latest push by Acer shows that Chromebooks can be much more than just cheap laptops for kids.